Below you will find information on Lyme disease testing, symptoms and treatment, as well as tips on how to keep your family safe from tick bites, and information on the NICE Guideline for Lyme disease.
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- Symptoms
- Testing
- Treatment
- Remove a tick
- Protect your family
- Protect your pets
- Persisting symptoms
- Lyme in pregnancy
- NICE guideline
- NICE quality standard
- Camping checklist
- Other tick-borne infections
- FAQs
Symptoms
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Lyme disease symptoms an develop anywhere between 3 days to 3 months after being infected…
Testing
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To order an NHS blood test for Lyme disease, your GP first needs to be convinced…
Treatment
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The NICE guideline contains separate tables of treatments for adults and children…
Remove a tick
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Do NOT DELAY removing the tick. Prompt removal reduces the risk of Lyme disease…
NICE guideline
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The bacteria which cause Lyme disease are commonly caught from the bite of an infected tick…
Protect your pets
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There are different products on sale to protect pets from ticks…
Persisting symptoms
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If you still have symptoms after Lyme disease treatment and want to know what to do next..
Lyme in pregnancy
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The UK’s NICE Guideline for Lyme disease makes the following recommendations…
Protect your family
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Prevent tick bites by wearing clothes that cover your skin, and tuck everything in…
NICE quality standard
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The NICE quality standard for Lyme disease was published in July 2019…
Camping checklist
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Camping holidays are a fantastic way to enjoy our beautiful countryside…
Other tick-borne infections
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Lyme disease is the commonest tick-borne infection in Europe…